Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

TCMH - Yellow (ch 2)

MATERIA MEDICA: Chapter 2 Herbs

HerbPropertiesChannelsCharacteristicsIndicationsEnglish NameLatin NameOther Notes
She Gan bitter, cold LU clears heat toxin, reduces swelling of the throat, transforms phlegm swelling & pain of the throat due to fire excess, fire toxin, or phlegm-heat obstruction; cough & wheezing with phlegm obstruction Belamcanda Rhizome Does NOT stop bleeding!
Qing Hao bitter, cold LI, LV, GB clears all types of yin-level heat w/o injuring the qi, blood, or yin summerheat, fever from deficiency, steaming bone disorder; alternating fever & chills of malarial disorder Artemisia / Sweet Wormwood
Di Gu Pi sweet, bland, cold LU, LV, KI eliminates heat from both excess & deficiency in the blood; steaming bone disorder w/ sweating; cools the LU drains KI fire, eliminates lurking heat, clears heat from bones; LU heat cough or wheezing; genital itching Lycium Bark
Bai Wei bitter, salty, cold LU, ST, KI cools the blood, reduces heat from deficiency w/o injuring the yin fluids or blood; vents pathogens; facilitates urination ying or blood-level heat, yin deficient fever, persistant summertime fever in children, postpartum fever; hot or painful bloody urinary dribbling; toxic sores, painful throat Cynanchi Root
Yin Chai Hu sweet, slighty cold LV, ST clears heat from deficiency & heat due to childhood nutritional impairment fire from deficiency & steaming bone disorder; yin deficient fever; childhood nutritional impairment due to accumulation w/ heat Stellaria Root
Hu Huang Lian bitter, cold LV, ST, LI clears heat from both excess & deficiency, cools blood, dries dampness yin deficiency w/ heat signs; childhood nutritional impairment; damp head dysenteric disorder or sores Picrorhiza Rhizome
Tu Fu Ling sweet, bland, neutral LV, ST Removes damp-heat, resolves toxicity, eases the joints joint pain, turbid & painful urination, damp-heat jaundice; damp-heat from the skin; recurrent ulcers, other hot skin lesions Smilax Good for mercury exposure.
Chui Pen Cao sweet, bland, slighty sour, cool LV, GB, SI clears heat, resolves toxicity, promotes the resolution of dampness, reduces jaundice abscesses, swelling, sores, swollen sore throat; snakebites & burns; jaundice due to LV/GB damp-heat Hanging Stonecrop
Ji Xue Cao bitter, acrid, cold LV, SP, KI clears damp-heat, resolves toxicity, reduces swelling sores & abscesses, red eyes from wind-fire, swollen sore throat, painful urinary dribbling; traumatic injury w/ blood stasis, swelling & pain Centella
Ban Zhi Lian acrid, slightly bitter, cool LV, LU, ST clears heat toxin & dampness, relieves stasis, promotes urination furuncles, sores, abcesses; snakebites, trauma; digestive tract cancer & hepatitis, trauma, vomitting blood, nosebleeds, painful bloody urinary dribbling Bearded Scutellaria For edema in the middle jaio.
Ma Bo Acrid, neutral LU lightweight, rises to disseminate & disperse; best for throat disorders due to wind-heat fire toxin affecting the throat w/ pain, swelling, loss of voice; cough due to LU heat; use internally & topically to stop bleeding of oral cavity or lips Puffball
Created by: StephOnnie1313
Popular Acupuncture sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards